Loneliness

Loneliness turns back on itself, a self
shrivels, exhausted senses can't protest,
even the ache of emptiness is dulled
and shadows are fidgety fugitives

loneliness is self devouring itself
for lack of any other nutrition,
it recaches out to chairs and to table,
to floor, walls, ceiling which do not reply

a single mouse becomes terrifying
because prese…